Golf-ball marker



.May 12, 1925.v

J. P. MOFFETT GOLF BALL MARKER Filed Aug. 3o. 1924- @WEEE Patented May 12, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES P. MOEFETT, OF HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA.

GOLF-BALL MARKER.

Application led August 30, 1924. Serial No. 735,128.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES P. h/IOFFETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford City, in the county of Blackford and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Golf-Ball Marker, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device especially designed for marking golf balls with the owners name so that when a lost ball has been found, it may be returned to its owner.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a novel and simple means whereby the marking of a golf ball may be accomplished by persons unfamiliar with the operation of printing or stamping machines commonly employed for marking golf balls and which are usually so costly as to prevent the personal ownership thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which will permit `golf balls to be readily and easily marked with the owners name.

IiVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the in'- vention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is an elevational view disclosing the manner of operating the marking device.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the support and marker.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the supporting member of the marking device.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the marking device.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicates the support by means of which the golf ball is held against movement while being marked.

This support is in the form of a circular block, as clearly shown by Figure 3 of the drawing, and is provided with a central circular opening G, the upper edges of the opening being cut away at 7 and curved to conform to the curvature of a golf ball so that a golf ball may be retained in position eliminating any possibility of displacement while being marked.

The marker proper is indicated generally by the reference character 8 and is in the form of a block provided with the central cut out portion 9 deiining jaws l()` between which the type plate which is indicated at 11, is secured, a screw l2 being provided and extended into the block so that as the screw is rotated in one direction, the jaws l0 will be moved towards each other to clamp the type plate against movement.

In the use of the device, a golf ball to be marked and which for the sake of illustration is shown and indicated by the reference character 13 is properly positioned within the central opening of the supporting block. The marker is now positioned in the hands of the user and the type of the type plate supplied with a suitable ink. The marker is now pressed onto the golf ball and the marker tilted backwards and forward thereover, until the type of the type plate have engaged the golf ball.

In view of the fact that a golf ball is made of rubber, with slight pressure, impressions may be made with the type, which impressions are made clearly visible by the ink on the type of the plate.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and operation of the device will be clearly obvious, and that a further detail description as to the operation of the device is unnecessary.

I claim A printing device for printing on spherical bodies con'lprising a support, a marker comprising a body portion having ay slot formed therein, defining opposed jaws, printing` members adapted to be positioned between the jaws, and a screw extending through the jaws for moving the jaws into gripping relation with each other.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES P. MOFFETT.

Titnesses JOHN C. LnoNARn, HELEN VAN CLnvn LEONARD. 

